The Complete Alekhine

Download or read book The Complete Alekhine written by Graham Burgess and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to learning, playing and winning with Alekhine's Defence is designed to be of interest to the chess player at all levels. Alekhine's Defence is one of the most provocative openings at Black's disposal and has always been popular with uncompromising players, such as Alexander Alekhine himself and Bobby Fischer, both former World Champions. In this up-to-date book the principles of play for both sides are explained via complete illustrative games. These provide the reader with a concise means of understanding practical ideas alongside essential theoretical knowledge of the critical main lines.